India beat South Africa in second Test, retain No.1 ranking

The hosts, who needed to pick up the remaining seven wickets to draw the series 1-1, were made to wait till the very end of a dramatic fifth day's play for their moment of glory with Hashim Amla nearly carrying the Proteas to safety with a defiant unbeaten 127.

In Image: Indian cricketers congratulate team mate Ishant Sharma (C) for the dismissal of South African cricketer Wayne Parnell